How common is the surname Munn?

8,751 people in the United States had the surname Munn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,281 Americans. It ranked 4,056th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Munn?

Olivia Munn, American actress, comedian, television personality and author, followed by Matthew J. Munn.

Where is the surname Munn most common?

Wikidata records people named Munn in the United States.

Is the surname Munn getting more or less common?

More common. 8,666 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,751 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Munn

A surname, carried by 8,751 people in the United States.

Pronounced /mʌn/ 1 syllable Soundex M500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Munn is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,751 people named Munn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,281 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,666.

#4,056

rank among US surnames

8,751

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #3,755)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,048	Cathey	8,779	35,169
#4,049	Craddock	8,772	35,197
#4,050	Kirsch	8,764	35,229
#4,051	Back	8,762	35,237
#4,052	Arsenault	8,760	35,245
#4,053	Spring	8,757	35,257
#4,054	Winstead	8,756	35,261

Who is named Munn

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

83% of people named Munn identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Munns

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Olivia Munn
American actress, comedian, television personality and author, born 1980
Matthew J. Munn
American actor, born 1980
Allison Munn
American actress, born 1974
H. Warner Munn
American writer of fantasy, horror and poetry (1903–1981)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Munn

Munn has the Soundex code M500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M500.

Questions

How common is the surname Munn?: 8,751 people in the United States had the surname Munn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,281 Americans. It ranked 4,056th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Munn?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Munn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Munn?: Olivia Munn, American actress, comedian, television personality and author, followed by Matthew J. Munn.
Where is the surname Munn most common?: Wikidata records people named Munn in the United States.
How do you pronounce Munn?: Munn is /mʌn/, one syllable.
Is the surname Munn getting more or less common?: More common. 8,666 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,751 in 2010, up 1.0%.